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| MKKP:11457 | The Fixer ( 50.83 points) | December 07, 2022 10:31pm |
State Rep. Joe Morrisey is not running for this seat.
Source: [Link]
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| MKKP:11457 | The Fixer ( 50.83 points) | December 07, 2022 10:35pm |
Petersburg City Councilwoman Treska Wilson-Smith might run.
Source: [Link]
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McClellan has filed paperwork
[Link]
Imo she's the front runner
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| Joker:9757 | BrentinCO ( 9683.07 points) | December 12, 2022 08:23pm |
Who has an edge in a firehouse stile primary?
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| D:1989 | RBH ( 5686.17 points) | December 12, 2022 08:34pm |
I'd have to guess that the candidates with support around Richmond were always gonna have an advantage although pretty much the entire district (except Southampton and Surry Counties) gets local TV from Richmond, so the more rural parts of the district might see news stories mentioning that a primary is being held.
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| Joker:9757 | BrentinCO ( 9683.07 points) | December 12, 2022 10:01pm |
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| Joker:9757 | BrentinCO ( 9683.07 points) | December 13, 2022 11:55am |
Morrisey is in.
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For open State Senate seats in VA, is there an appointment or does it remain vacant until an election?
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| D:9362 | An_62190 ( 650.88 points) | December 13, 2022 01:19pm |
there would be a special election.
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| Joker:9757 | BrentinCO ( 9683.07 points) | December 13, 2022 04:32pm |
So what's the thinking here about Morrissey. He jumps in even though the format doesn't favor him because he thinks he can get Republicans and Independents "who consider themselves Democrats" to vote in the one day primary?
Is he setting up an Independent bid? Planning to run for something else or switch parties and this is a publicity setup?
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TIL what a "firehouse primary" is.
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| D:1989 | RBH ( 5686.17 points) | December 13, 2022 09:02pm |
for some reason, I don't think a dude who posted in plantation outfits with his child bride is necessarily a coherent candidate even if he somehow got elected to the State Senate
i've read some people claim that if either McClellan or Morrissey was nominated, they'd almost have to resign from the State Senate due to an in-session fundraising ban, a resignation that would help Republicans in a close chamber
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| Joker:9757 | BrentinCO ( 9683.07 points) | December 14, 2022 09:36am |
RBH: for some reason, I don't think a dude who posted in plantation outfits with his child bride is necessarily a coherent candidate even if he somehow got elected to the State Senate
Right. We agree. But a dude in another state that was an incoherent candidate almost won that race on a pro-life platform despite the fact that he paid for at least 2 abortions and fathered 3 children out of wedlock he didn't provide support for.
For some reason Morrissey has a following that we can't quite figure out. That being said, still trying to figure out his angle in all of this, particularly if a firehouse primary will be tough to win.
Maybe I should stop obsessing about trying to figure out the logical angle of his candidacy when I've just described the illogical nature of some politics.
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| D:11482 | Aidan M ( 41.51 points) | December 18, 2022 07:50pm |
Now that Bagby's out, there's no way McClellan doesn't win the nomination. She has pretty much every VA Democrat behind her, and already has higher name recognition than the other candidates.
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